Set hwclock to UTC on linux

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how do i set my hwclock on centos to UTC time permanently.The value changes from UTC to localtime on reboot.This is causing my application to have time drift./etc/sysconfig file UTC value also toggles from true to false after reboot.

score 5 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 16 '12 at 14:48

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Run the command,

sudo hwclock --systohc --utc

answered Aug 16 '12 at 14:48

kjohri

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 16 '12 at 09:26

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set UTC to true in /etc/sysconfig/clock config file

answered Aug 16 '12 at 09:26

Stephane Rouberol

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I have set the value of /etc/sysconfig/clock file to true. the value changes after reboot – krupa kn Aug 16 '12 at 09:57

Set hwclock to UTC on linux

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